The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-23
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE FOR
RE, ELECTION.
The Burdens OF Ofllce Are Too Great
and the Strain Too
Severe
TO BE BORNE BY HIM FOR
SECOND TERN.
THIS is His Positive Determination,
Declared to q Friend In Prl-
yate COHvei satiOn.

ST. Lou 8, Mo-, April ga special
from Washington to the St. Louis Re.
publican gives the following rather
startling irtormstion: President
Cleveland neitrer wishes nor will he
accept renoniustion. This will be
startling information to the country,
setting at rest the important question
Of a second term, now the subject of
interested consideration in political
circles everywhere. The correspond
ent OF the Republican has the high est
possible authority for the statement,
however, and it can be depended
upon as strictly and entirely true. 1t
comes from the President himself,
who made a declaration to
this effect on Wednesday to
q prominent Democratic Senator
from one OF the Western States, who
10 on terms OF especial intimacy with
tho White House. The President
poke with 30 much dtiberRts earn
estness and such studied emphasis
that the Senator with whom he was
talking is certain there is no reason to
question bis perfect and entire SINGER
ity. His manner, mo less than his words,
indicated that the declaration was sim
ply the decision of firm resolution
which had resulted from careful con-
sideration of all phases of the matter.
The President said he had not given
any intimation of his feelings to the
representatives of the press for the
simple reason that he felt nothing he
might say about not wishing or bsing
willing to take second term would be
believed. Il hardly expect anybody
to believe it," he said, Except my
wife, but it is 30, none the less."
Contin uing, he added: Every
thing I do, every appointment 1
make, they think it is to secure re-
election. On the contrary, au count
ing the days that remain until nv "a.
lease from Office, just as if were q
prisoner in confinement" Apparently
to maks it plain that he had taken no
half hearted resolution, the President
proceeded to speak of the exactipo
and laborious duties which fall TO tbs
incumbent "f 'Na Presidential offiyo
- uAA~ w p1
when the functions Of tho P'resi.
dency are administered with tie scru-
pulous and minute iaithfulness
he has bought to the position. No
man, b q taid, could endure the severe
''rair Iof such labor, at once physical
anr 4 mental, for longer period than
Jur years without permanent injury
to his health. For these reasons he
could not think OF a continuance of
bis term beyond the four years he has
now half completed. Nothing, he eaid
to his Senatorial visitor, could per-
suade him to alter this determinat on,
which be had deliberately formed. He
did not want a second term, and he did
not believe there were any obligations
Of public duty which could require
him to forego his personal wishes. The
Senator, who has repeated this signifi-
cant conversation 30 his friends,
says that while the President was not
talking for the purpose Of getting his
views about reelection before the
public, there was no intimation
that he desired his words to be re-
garded as confidential. The sena-
tor has spoken freely of the inter
view tn personal friends without
any injunction Of secrecy, and it is